emerge
/ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ//ɪˈmɝd͡ʒ/
emerge verb: to come into view. Also the alternative spelling of emerg.
Verb
emerge (third-person singular simple present emerges, present participle emerging, simple past and past participle emerged)
- To come into view.
- There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and...1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
- The face which emerged was not reassuring. It was blunt and grey, the nose springing thick and flat from high on the frontal bone of the forehead, whilst his eyes were narrow slits of dark in a tight bandage of tissue. […].1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 17, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- come forth
- To come out of a situation, object, or a liquid.
- He emerged unscathed from the accident.
- The Soviet Union emerged from the ruins of an empire.
- To become known.
- Gradually the truth emerged.
- The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.2014 June 21, “Magician’s brain”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8892
- Synonyms:
- come to light, transpire
Also used as
emerge is also the alternative spelling of emerg.
emerge meaning in Arabic, Malay, Indonesian and Thai
emerge in Arabic
- to come into view
- ظَهَرَ ẓahara
emerge in Malay
- to come into view
- muncul, timbul
emerge in Indonesian
- to come into view
- muncul
- to come out of
- muncul, sembul
emerge in Thai
- to come into view
- ผุด pùt
- to come out of
- ผุด pùt
Examples of emerge in a sentence
- The submarine emerged from the ocean.
- From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…] made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs.1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- Throughout the 1500s, the populace roiled over a constellation of grievances of which the forest emerged as a key focal point.2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion:
- Troops from the garrison town formed a guard of honour for both sets of players, who emerged for the national anthem with poppies proudly stitched into their tracksuit jackets.2011 November 10, Jeremy Wilson, “England Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report”, in Telegraph:
- Last spring, the periodical cicadas emerged across eastern North America.2012 March-April, Anna Lena Phillips, “Sneaky Silk Moths”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 172:
Synonyms of emerge
Forms of emerge
| third-person singular present | emerges |
|---|---|
| present participle | emerging |
| past participle | emerged |
| past | emerged |
Origin of emerge
First attested in the late 16th century. Borrowed from Middle French emerger, from Latin ēmergō (“to rise up or out”), from ē- (a variant of ex- (“out, forth”)) + mergō (“to dip, to sink”)
Words formed from emerge
Words that rhyme with emerge
Questions about emerge
- What does emerge mean?
- Emerge means to come into view.
- What is emerge in Arabic?
- Emerge in Arabic is ظَهَرَ (ẓahara). See Emerge meaning in Arabic.
- How do you use emerge in a sentence?
- The submarine emerged from the ocean.
- What part of speech is emerge?
- Emerge is a verb.
- How do you pronounce emerge?
- Emerge is pronounced /ɪˈmɜːd͡ʒ/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of emerge?
- The past tense of emerge is emerged.
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